Modulus of rupture

Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 1: Physical and Mineralogical Properties, Including Statistics of Measurement and Sampling

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 466-471

  Reeve, R C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clod formation; Modulus of rupture; Sample dimensions; Soil property; Surface crust

Indexed keywords

EID: 85104306156     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr9.1.c36     Document Type: Chapter

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